The Mighty Wurlitzer at The Nethercutt Collection, in Sylmar, California. Curator and Master Technician, Kyle Irwin, greeted us and welcomed us unto the “Music Room”, where he told us about this 100 year old instrument. John Gnocchi performed for us with passion. The concert was delightful and the sounds and sights of the pipe chambers, […]

Mark Herman presents the Fox Studio Wurlitzer at Nathan Barr Studios. I am here to see and hear the magnificent Fox Studio Wurlitzer at at Bandrika, the studio of Nathan Barr, which he named for the Alfred Hitchcock film The Lady Vanishes. There is a full write up on Nathan and his studio in the […]

Theatre Organ and Magic together -- two of my favorites!. After this morning’s American Theatre Organ Society concert by David Gray at Disney’s majestic El Capitan Theatre, I returned to the hotel and stopped by the ATOS record shop to see what treasures might await me. As you would expect, there were many classic Theatre […]

Wow. David knocked it out of the park with this concert on the organ from the Fox Theatre in San Francisco. For his finale, David performed Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture – 14 minutes of intense playing for two hands and two feet complete with the rumble of the 32′ Diaphones and the concussive confetti cannons at […]

The interior of the Magnin sanctuary is modeled after the Parthenon and my photos cannot begin to do justice to the beauty or significance of this building. The 1929 Kimball organ and console are way up high, hidden by grill and lattice work. Brett informed us that there is an echo division consisting of flutes […]

First theatre organ concert of the day. We will get to hear a Barton theatre organ. Looking forward to it. Dave treated us to a variety of music he even turned the organ into a jazz ensemble and then proceeded to weave in other melodies as themes. He also played pieces in classical style but […]

I enjoyed a delightful conversation with Jack Moellman on the bus trip over to the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles. Jack is an amazing theatre organist and he also has a Rodgers 340 which he has greatly enhanced and customized with everything from tuned ducks to tuned bottles and more. Jack was venturing encouraging […]

Clark obviously has great knowledge and experience here. What much of this is over my head and less relevant to an electronic organ, I’m still picking up tips and ideas and learning. I left with a deep appreciation and respect for what it takes to really make a Theatre organ really sing!

An educational and entertaining session in which Simon shared tips and tricks for Theater Organ registration while Richard demonstrated. At the end of the program Simon and Richard treated us to a lively duet.

Last night, enjoyed a delightful presentation of this fine film with Harold Lloyd at the console. The program began with Clark interviewing Lloyd’s granddaughter who shared stories and tipped us to what to watch for. Clark then talked about the presentation and the fact that he used at least 42 themes within the film. A […]